Walter Brooke

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Walter Brooke

Acting October 13, 1914

New York City, New York, U.S.

Walter Brooke (October 23, 1914 – August 20, 1986) was an American actor. Brooke is best known for playing Mr. McGuire in The Graduate, where he said his famous line, "Plastics".…

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The Graduate

The Graduate

7.6 1967 Movie
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.0 1974 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

7.9 1972 TV Show
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
Knots Landing

Knots Landing

6.9 1979 TV Show
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.3 1974 TV Show
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

7.1 1971 Movie
Dallas

Dallas

6.9 1978 TV Show
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

7.2 1977 TV Show

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Walter Brooke (October 23, 1914 – August 20, 1986) was an American actor. Brooke is best known for playing Mr. McGuire in The Graduate, where he said his famous line, "Plastics". He is also remembered for playing district attorney Frank Scanlon in the television series The Green Hornet. Brooke appeared on stage in the 1957 production of Hide and Seek at the Shubert Theatre in Washington, D.C. Brooke died from emphysema on August 20, 1986, aged 71. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brooke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1985
    Jagged Edge

    Movie Duane Bendix

  2. 1983
    Automan

    TV show Theodore Behrens

  3. 1983
    The A-Team

    TV show General Bullen

  4. 1983
    White Water Rebels

    Movie Leonard Phelps

  5. 1982
    St. Elsewhere

    TV show Dr. Lunden

  6. 1982
    Cagney & Lacey

    TV show Judge

  7. 1982
    Cassie & Co.

    TV show

  8. 1982
    Beyond Reason

    Movie Dr. Grovenor

  9. 1981
    Nero Wolfe

    TV show George Briggs

  10. 1981
    Falcon Crest

    TV show Carter St. John

  11. 1981
    Advice to the Lovelorn

    Movie Walter Sheehan

  12. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

  13. 1981
    Scruples

    Movie Dr. Rutgers

  14. 1981
    Separate Ways

    Movie Lawrence Stevens

  15. 1980
    The Nude Bomb

    Movie American Ambassador

  16. 1980
    Make Me an Offer

    Movie Glenn Harris

More credits
  1. 1979
    Visions of Christmas Past

    Movie

  2. 1979
    Knots Landing

    TV show Henry

  3. 1979
    Beggarman, Thief

    TV show American Intelligence Agent

  4. 1979
    Mirror, Mirror

    Movie Dr. Samuel Shaw

  5. 1979
    Hart to Hart

    TV show

  6. 1979
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    TV show U.S. President

  7. 1979
    North Dallas Forty

    Movie Doctor

  8. 1979
    In Search of Historic Jesus

    Movie Joseph of Arimathea

  9. 1979
    Mrs. Columbo

    TV show

  10. 1978
    The New Adventures of Heidi

    Movie Cousin Tobias

  11. 1978
    Vega$

    TV show

  12. 1978
    Dallas

    TV show Cole Young

  13. 1977
    The Incredible Hulk

    TV show

  14. 1977
    The Pinballs

    Movie Mr. Mason

  15. 1977
    Big Hawaii

    TV show Giles Webber

  16. 1977
    Lou Grant

    TV show Reggie Washburn

  17. 1977
    Black Sunday

    Movie Fowler

  18. 1977
    Fun with Dick and Jane

    Movie Mr. Weeks

  19. 1976
    Fury of the Dragon

    Movie Frank P. Scanlon

  20. 1976
    Quincy, M.E.

    TV show

  21. 1976
    Charlie's Angels

    TV show Twilliger

  22. 1976
    Street Killing

    Movie The Major

  23. 1976
    The Big Bus

    Movie Mr. Ames

  24. 1976
    Time Travelers

    Movie Dr. Stafford